Vietnamese
- (Northern Vietnam, colloquial) nhời nhẽ
Etymology
Compound of lời (“word”) + lẽ (“reasoning”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩ lɛ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːj˦˩ lɛ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩ lɛ˨˩˦]
Noun
lời lẽ
- (collective) words; wordings; expressions